The Summing Up, Part 354, Volume 1The reminiscences of the author's lifetime; insight on life and art; education, discipline and training of a writer. |
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Page 84
... write . I have often heard writers com- plain that they wanted to write but had nothing to write about , and I remember one distinguished author telling me that she was reading through some book in which were epitomized all the plots ...
... write . I have often heard writers com- plain that they wanted to write but had nothing to write about , and I remember one distinguished author telling me that she was reading through some book in which were epitomized all the plots ...
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... writer who wrote for money did not write for him . He has said a good many wise things ( as indeed a sage should ) but this was a very silly one ; for the reader has nothing to do with the motive for which the author writes . He is only ...
... writer who wrote for money did not write for him . He has said a good many wise things ( as indeed a sage should ) but this was a very silly one ; for the reader has nothing to do with the motive for which the author writes . He is only ...
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... write to liberate his spirit of a subject that he has so long meditated that it burdens him and if he is wise he will take care to write only for the sake of his own peace . Perhaps the simplest way to break the habit of writing is by ...
... write to liberate his spirit of a subject that he has so long meditated that it burdens him and if he is wise he will take care to write only for the sake of his own peace . Perhaps the simplest way to break the habit of writing is by ...
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